Hello Frank and all,
SMC cards are infamous for being bad. And that's as in bad, no
good. A few months ago when I saw one in action, the client software was
still buggy, and range was severely limiting. They've released a few new
versions, so I can't attest to those. Also, last time I checked, DLink cards
shared the same software...
As per the 22Mbps and 256 bit encryption in this product (e.g.
SMC2435W), the 22Mbps is not a 802.11b (or "a") standard, and so this would
be only with other "22Mbps" APs (such as the SMC2455W). And the 256 bit
encryption is also a "SMC Standard". Note the joke.... it's an SMC thing
only, so it's not really a standard. Even some of SMC APs don't support
their own "standard" (e.g. SMC2655W). Need I say more...
For those w/o the internet or in a rush, J&R has the ORiNOCO
gold cards. And ORiNOCO has a number of aliases... Proxim, Agere, Avaya, and
WaveLAN. Or you could use the internet, see below.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=253925/prsrt=1
-Ben
P.S. Sorry about all the sarcasm... ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zephyr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kevin Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Ben Serebin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James C.Y. Lin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "David Rosenstrauch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [nycwireless] WHAT'S A GOOD WIRELESS CARD TO GET?
> Thanx for the advice, Kevin. I haven't seen any Cisco
> or Orinoco cards in the stores I've been into though.
> I used an Orinoco card this past summer when i was
> working overseas, but it was a rental.
>
> What about the SMC card I was referring to? Have you
> heard of it before? It's supposed to go up to 22 mbps
> with up to 256 bit encryption. The box is still
> unopened.
>
> Frank
>
> --- Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > All cards are not created equally. Cisco is best
> > because it has the
> > hightest signal strength (100mw).second is the
> > Orinoco (aka agere, and
> > I think dell and others). The linksys and others
> > have less (like
> > 30mw ) . if you do google you may find this info.
> > Most folks get
> > orinoco becuase it is the best all around value (
> > best price, good
> > signal, most expandable) at $50-80. The cisco is
> > about $100-150.
> > -K
> > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Zephyr wrote:
> >
> > > Happy new year to all!
> > >
> > > I attempted to post my question to the list a
> > while
> > > ago, but the list administrator wan't helpful at
> > all,
> > > so I'll go ahead and ask you guys for advice, if
> > you
> > > don't mind.
> > >
> > > Which card should I get? I bought a card made by
> > SMC
> > > (never before heard of it) that supposedly goes up
> > to
> > > 22 mbps and is capable of 256-bit encryption. I
> > > haven't opened the box yet, since I'm new to all
> > this,
> > > but I'll prolly give it a try soon, unless I get
> > some
> > > type of warning from you guys...
> > >
> > > I have a Dell 8200 laptop with XP. What other
> > advice
> > > do you have for a newbie like me? I just want to
> > > enjoy getting online through wireless, since I
> > heard
> > > about it when I was in San Francisco...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > --- Ben Serebin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hello Guys and all,
> > > >
> > > > If you have a Linksys combo AP + router
> > and
> > > > your happy... then good.
> > > > The original reason I recommended users to avoid
> > > > them was they tended to
> > > > have lower output power and lack of detachable
> > > > antennas compared with other
> > > > APs (WAP11, ORiNOCOs, Cisco 350 Rugged). Hence,
> > the
> > > > non-recommended status
> > > > they got (notice past tense) by me. I'm a firm
> > > > believer in the ability to
> > > > add an antenna in case your apt/house is too
> > large
> > > > to get full coverage.
> > > > This seems to have changed with version 2 of the
> > > > Linksys BEFW11S4. Not sure
> > > > if it has all the functionality of the WAP11,
> > but
> > > > not a big deal if it does
> > > > not, since Linksys tends to add a fair amount of
> > > > functionality in their
> > > > firmware as time goes on. As per the output
> > power...
> > > > Linksys "might"
> > > > (haven't seen posted specs on this) have
> > realized
> > > > this and fixed this
> > > > problem, since Linksys created an amp (to
> > address
> > > > the low power output in
> > > > version 1s).
> > > >
> > > > In any case, I'll still stick with my herd of
> > > > RG-1000s by ORiNOCO = Agere =
> > > > Avaya = WaveLAN = and now Proxim,
> > > > -Ben
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "James C.Y. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "David Rosenstrauch"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:33 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] New to List/Mac-PC
> > user
> > > > in Bklyn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Yeah... Why?
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a WAP11 for two years and 4 months ago
> > I
> > > > bought their combo device
> > > > > (Router + AP) and am very happy about the
> > quality.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any potential damage or drawback I
> > have
> > > > not faced?
> > > > >
> > > > > James
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "David Rosenstrauch"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:30 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] New to List/Mac-PC
> > user
> > > > in Bklyn
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Tuesday 31 December 2002 12:03 pm, Ben
> > > > Serebin wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Linksys has a few good products (WAP11
> > and
> > > > WET11), I recommend you
> > > > > stay
> > > > > > > away from their combo devices though
> > (router +
> > > > AP).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just curious: why?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > DR
> > > > > >
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